Beware: NetGEAR hangs up on customers and does not support Linux!

[Marc Lijour]

On Friday 06 May 2005 19:39, Joseph Kubik wrote:
> eth0 no ipv6 routers present:
> There are no routers on your IPv6 broadcast domain that speak Internet
> Protocal Version 6.
>
> Don't worry about it.
>
> What problem are you having with your switch?
> -Joseph-

Hi Joseph

I have a classical set up with a home build router a DMZ and the private LAN 
where the switch is. I just bought this 100Mbps switch as a replacement for a 
10Mbps I had.

When I plug it in it just does not work. I see the link LED on, fine.
Now because my eth card here is set up with both a IP and IPv6 I wonder if the 
switch tries to discard anything but IPv6. Could that explain the problem?

I am pretty disappointed with NetGEAR. First the tech guy seems to have a hard 
understanding what the router is and where it is. Then he discards quickly 
any technical info I can give him. Finally he tells me that they don't 
support Linux. It is written on the box Linux compatible, my device is not 
working, and that does not seem to bother him a little. The guy just cut the 
line and moves to the next customer (that last part is just a guess).

>
> On 5/6/05, Marc Lijour <marc-bbkyySd1vPWsTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > I have bought a 8-port 100Mbps switch FS608v2 which is not working and
> > the guy hangs on me.
> >
> > Messages are:
> >
> > eth0: network connection up using port A
> >     speed:           100
> >     autonegotiation: yes
> >     duplex mode:     full
> >     flowctrl:        symmetric
> >     irq moderation:  disabled
> >     scatter-gather:  enabled
> >     tx-checksum:     enabled
> >     rx-checksum:     enabled
> >     rx-polling:      enabled
> > eth0: no IPv6 routers present
> >
> > What is this last line?
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